WorksheetsWorld War I Quiz
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 14mins
What was the immediate trigger that started World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The sinking of the Lusitania
Germany's invasion of Belgium
The Zimmermann Telegram
Who was the U.S. President during World War I?
Theodore Roosevelt
William Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
What was the Zimmermann Telegram?
A peace proposal from Germany
A message asking Mexico to attack the U.S.
A letter from Wilson to Congress
A British war declaration
Which military training facility was established in Alabama during WWI?
Camp McClellan
Fort Benning
Fort Knox
Camp Shelby
What is an alliance in the context of WWI?
A trade agreement between nations
A promise to remain neutral
An agreement to help defend each other
A peace treaty after war
What was the Selective Service Act of 1917?
A volunteer program for soldiers
A law requiring men to register for the draft
A military training program
A weapons production law
Which best describes trench warfare?
Fighting from ships at sea
Aerial combat between planes
Fighting from deep defensive ditches
Mobile tank warfare
What was the League of Nations?
A military alliance
A trade organization
An international peacekeeping organization
A European union
Which country was NOT part of the Allied Powers?
Britain
France
Austria-Hungary
Russia
What were Wilson's "Fourteen Points"?
Military strategies
Peace terms for after the war
Rules for joining the army
Economic policies
What year did the U.S. enter WWI?
1914
1915
1917
1918
What was President Woodrow Wilson's initial stance on World War I?
He wanted immediate U.S. involvement
He wanted to remain neutral
He supported only Britain
He supported the Central Powers
The Lusitania was:
A German battleship
A French cargo ship
A British passenger ship
An American warship
The Selective Service Act of 1917:
Provided food for soldiers
Created new military bases
Required men to register for the draft
Established military hospitals
Armistice Day marked:
The start of U.S. involvement
The sinking of the Lusitania
The end of the war
Wilson's reelection
Wilson changed his mind about U.S. involvement because:
German submarine warfare threatened American lives
France requested help
Russia left the war
Britain offered payment
Which group of nations made up the Allied Powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
Britain, France, Russia
Spain, Italy, Greece
Japan, China, India
Before entering the war, the U.S. supported the Allies by:
Sending troops secretly
Building military bases
Providing weapons and supplies
Training their soldiers
The Treaty of Versailles required Germany to:
Join the League of Nations
Pay war reparations
Build more weapons
Expand its military
What equipment or weapons were new during World War 1?
Which side did the United States join when they entered the war?
The Central Powers
The Allied Powers
The Axis Powers
The League of Nations
Was the United States involved in World War I when it started?
YES
NO
